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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-01-01
HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, December 21.-House.- Mr..
Morrison, of Illinois, from the committee
on ways and means, reported back the con-
current resolution for tue holiday recess
from December p to January 4th. Agreed
tO-l32 to %. On motion of Buchanan, of
New Jersey, the senate amendment to the
bill for the relief OF the survivors of the
cOncurrsd in. Mr.. WelbOrn, of Texas, from
the committee on Indian affairs, reported
on the Indian appropriation bill. Thursday
evening January 70, was set aside for the
consideration of suitable resolutions in re-
spect to the deaths Of Messrs. ArnOt, Roach
and LOWdney. Mr.. Weaver, of Nebraska,
as a privileged question, called up the presi-
dents veto on the bill granting pension to
Simon w. Harden. AThe house refused
yeas 1O1, nays 11O-tO consider the bill. Mr..
Belmont, of New York, from the committee
of foreign affairs, reported 1the Diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill The house
then passed the army appropriation bill,
and took up the invalid pension bill. but
adjourned before completing its cOnsi iera-
ton
WASHINGTON, December 22.-House.-On
motion of Mr.. TOol5r, of Montana, tue bill
passed granting to the st. Paul, MinneapO-
lis q Manitoba railroad company right OF
way through certain Indian reservations in
northern Montana and northwestern DakO-
ia. Warner, of Ohio, from the committee
on pOstOhice and post roads, reported q bill
requiring all land grant railroad companies
graph lines. The house then, In the morn
ing hour, resumed consideration OF the
Oklahoma bill. After some discussion by
Mr.. springer, of Illinois, and Mr.. Barnes,
Of Georgia. the house adjourned until Jan
uary 4, 1887.
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JOHN a. LOGAN GONE.
death claims the ..Blaek Eagls.ot 1lllnc

Death Claims the ''Blaek EagIe" Of Illinois.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 2z.-Genera'
John A. Logan died at his residence in thi-
city at 3 O'Clock Sunday afternoon. Acut
rhsumatism, with brain complications,
brought on by exposure and overwork, sud
IDENTIFY terminated the life OF one whom tn,
nation will mourn.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Deeemb 2 27.-One
who saw the remains Of General Logan TIM
morning, the smOalmers having completed
their work and the body being ready for the
cazket, describes its appearance as life
II % and but little wasted. Mrs. LOgan's
ton OF last night having been
p used in deep sleep the hrst
which she has taken for some days.
I 10 members Of the Illinois delegation IL
co lgress who are now in Washington, held d
nesting IN the Logan mansion this after
noon, in compliance with the suggestion o.
Mrs. Logan for consultation. Mrs. Lc
gan's wishes IN regard to the funeral ar
rangements were made known by Represen-
tatiVe Henderson, with whom she had been
comforting. Her incjnatiOns favored a
funeral IN the senate chamber after the reas-
milling of congress ana an intermsnt IN
the congressional cemetery here. The mat
ter was discussed but no conclusion as TO
the nature OF the counsel to be rendered was
reached, the subject being postponed until
tomorrow.
Since that time further conferences have
Informally taken place and the members of
the delegation are now of the opinion that
the funeral ceremonies will take place next
Frida IN the senate chamber, and that the
renal as will be conveyed to Chicago.
General Beal this afternoon received dis
patch from Mr.. Walker Blaine, dated at Chi
cagO, announcing the receipt by him of q
telegram from his father in Augusta, eX-
pressing a wish that he (ths SOM should rep
resent the father at the funeral. The letter
also conveys tie writer's personal condo
lences 1t Is supposed that Mr.. Blaine made
the request on The assumption that the re-
mains would be conveyed to Chicago at once,
and that the obsequies would take place
there.
General Albert Ordway, head of the Wash
ingtOn cOmmandery of the Loyal Legion,
mas appointed the following committees to
represent the cOmmandery at the funeral:
General Green b. Raun1, who served under
General Logan; Commander kellogg, of the
navy, warm personal friend; Major @. B
tain George E. Lemon.
A number OF places are cOntsuding for the
honor OF furnishing the burial place, among
them Springfield, Chicago, and a number of
places IN southern Illinois. 1t IS thought
probable that if Chicago offers a suitable
spot that the general will be buried there.
The Logan mansion was this afternoon
connected with the Western Union Tele-
graph company, and large number of dis
patches Of coincidence from prominent men
and clubs and societies are being received.
General Logan Is said to have left nothing
Tor his widows support except his Chicago
nome, his Washington home, which is mort
gagged, and the prospective profits of his
book. A liberal pension for her benefit ia al
ready proposed. 40
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CONGRESSIONAL CLIPPINGS.
A WEEKS RESUME OF THE WORK OF
THE NATIONS sOLONs.
What Our National Lawmakers are Do
ing at Washing tOn-EumsrOu Bills
introduced and Many Passed.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, December 21--Senate.-
Among the papers before the senate to-day
was communication from the supervising
architect of the treasury a. to the necessity
Ot.ad 1tiOnal vaults for the storage OF sill
YER. Also a communication Of the assistant
secretary Of the interior with the report of
the government directors OF the Union
Paclhc Railway company and asking at
tentIon to the suggestions contained therein
Concerning legislation affecting that CON-
pany. M. Ingalls, offered a resolution dis
charging the committee on pensions from
further consideration Of the Dill intrOduc-
ed by hun last session to remove the hmita-
ton on the payment OF arrears OF pensions.
de said as the committee had taken no aG-
ton on it, it seemed to him that there were
either iIrecOncilabls differences of opinion
or Discrimination on the part of the COM
mittee to bring the bill before the senate.
Laid over. The house amendment to ths
bill for ths completion Of the puolic builo-
ing at Fort Scott, Kansas, was on motion
OF Mason, non -COncurrsd In and conference
asked. resolution for the holiday recess
from Tomorrow to January was presented
and agreed to. Mr.. Cullom called up the
conference report on the inter state com
merce bill. After some discussion, the
senate adjourned without action.
w zHNaroN, December, 22.- Senate
Mr.. UOar offered resolution directing the
committee on commerce TO report on the
river and harbOr bill a. to each public work
for which appropriation Is made therein
the 4AlLs WHICH E5405E buCn appropriation
advisable, and the national importance, and
condition of the work, if begun. Adopted.
The resolution which was introduced by Mr..
Dawes, on the second day OF the session, in
structlng the committee on finance to in
quire into and report what specific reduc-
tions can be made in the customs duties and
internal taxes that will reduce the taxes to
the necessary and economical expenses
of the government without impairing the
prosperity of home industries or the con-
pensatiOn of b lme labor, was taken up and
adopted, and then at y :35, the senate ad-
journed until Tuesday, the fourth day of
January.
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SOCIALISTS WHITE WITH RAGE.

CHICAGO, III, December 25.-The social
isti element of the Knights of Labor are
Wrathy over tine circular issued BY Mr.. Pow
derby, commanding them to draw oheir
assistance from the condemned anarchists.
They are stirred 70 a great extent, and much
time will have to eiapse before their iEdig-
nation subsidies. George Schilling, the so
q tlist, said that mistake must have been
made.
''Such an edict," he said, sis opposed to
the constitution of the Knights Of Labor.
Mr.. Parsons Is a member IN good standing
in local assembly ,3J7. He has never been
tried, and untl he Is expelled no edict of Mr..
Powderly can set aside this principle"
Schilling said that some money had been
raised for the condemned anaHchisss, and
many assemble have passed resolutions De
nouneing the verdict. The great cOnven-
ton at Richmond did the same
Mrs. Lizzie Rodgers, master workman Of
district assembly "a, still holds POWdsrly'-
circular locked in cash box IN her house.
The circular is type-Written in green ink,
and covers page and half Of letter paper.
The circular will be published, but all de-
ponds on how matters turn out. The social
lists we're white with rage when POWderly 3
order was read last night. Said a prominent
Knight of Labor to- day; 'It is true that
POWderiy jumped on the anarchists with
both feet. His letter was very lengthy and
very blunt. Assemblies are ordered 70 vote
no money out of their treasury to aid the
condemned men. The joint mseting OF as
semblies p and 81, which passed resolutions
denoI neing Judge Gary and the jury, was
prom .Luced illegal, and its proceedings null
and y. 4. B1tlsr, of district 81, had the
PORd rly order IN his pocket when some
illega work was done, but he kept his mouth
shut Dat the instructi0 as he had received
If the -adical facGiOE makes much Of a kick
or AGAIN tries to run things with high hand,
the letter from POWderly viii, ! am satisfied,
be given publicity"
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ALeaf of History .
sooorso Chieftain.

Socorno Chieftain.
Among the few surviving ex-eenfed-
crate soldiers who entered
New Mexico in 1852, and with
General Sihley fought the battle OF Val
Verde, is Mr.. A. Mennet, q Well- known
and leading merchant of SocoryO. Mr.
Mennet at that time held a commission
as major In one Of General Sibley's best
regiments. Regarding the burial o.
ordnance by the confederates some four
months after the Val Verde fight, which
they we're forced to abandon, Mr.. Men
net says that the tradition is not only
true, but that he was present and saw
the six mountain hoWitzers cached
There have been such changes IN the
face OF the country since that time, that
he thinks that It would be impossible
for any one at this time to locate The
buried guns, but there is a certain point
not a great ways from Kelly, In the Mag
dalena mountains, which has to him very
much the appearance Of the spot where
they were hidden The command camp
ed near q spring where they found tue
bodies OF some twenty federal soldiers
who had been killed BY the Na7aio
Indians sometime before, Ia fact some
months from all appearances. Although
In life the dead soldiers would have been
their mortal enemies. yet these magnani-
nous eOniederates recognized in them,
brave foes and the descendants OF tha
Same fsthers Who IN the early days Of
their common country, had stood should
81 to shoulder under the same Tag and
together had driven the u1inions Of 3
European despot from their soil. They
their late gave eOuntFymen and late foes
as decent q burial IS possible under the
circumstance, and at the same place de-
posted their cannon.
The building on tbs west side Of the
plaza, where d. Weller & Co.'S. store Is
now located, was used rs q confederate
hospital, and many Of the poor fellows
Who died there Jie buried "a the vicini=
y. several under the very building in
which Ar. Alsnnst nov has his sttrs.
The history Of Siblsy's expedition in
to Nezg AsIioo hae never bssn vribtsz
~ detail and II some one who had been
q thar esnnaa1ids and Who hal Upper
tsisai.lsz g o'ae Weuldz placs It On
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Tiger ain

Tiger BIZ
Syracuse Standard.
The circus season Is over aud q nun-
Der OF people who have been GA the nsa.Y
are making their temporary headqaaf-
ters IN this city. A few Of tbs guild
happened to assemble at John Claneyis
Saturday afternoon aud entertained each
other with "reminiscences Of their sum
mer work.
when We were at Olean,n said Tom
/ Dolphin, WhC. was with PollmRn's CIR
Gus, I've picked up a gigantic lumber
man named William Pike, who had never
been further west than Miehisan. We
proceeded to bill him as Tiger BIZ, a
noted scout and reformed desperate.
/ He was an awfully big felloV, but 81
tender as a chicken and Wouldn' { dare 20
shoot a cat. At Johnstown We got I've
or six tame Indians and painted them zIo
to Kill. Then we started a Wild West
show to top of the performance. Tiger
Bill was announced as the best shot and
altogether, the most remarkable cowboy
of the age. He would come inte the
ring, sniff, cry, sHa I smell Iuluna,' and
then stalk stealthily along until he dis
covered them lying in ambush, when he
two, whom he would finish with knife.
The audience was assured that he OBJ
tanned his name from the fact that he
once killed three tigers on the plains
with one shot. He loved to impress peo-
pie with the notion that he was a very
tough cuss. Every hotel we'd 90 to
he'd say to the waitress In a deep voice,
which you eould hear all over the room;
" Bring two pounds Of raw beef and
pint Of blood
''The girl would reply that she
couldn't get the blood, and he would re-
signedly ask for milk instead, The raw
beef ne ate right along. I don't think
he liked it, but he worried it down IN
good style. After a while in addition
to his wild Vest show get, We got him
to do feRts OF marksmanship. He would
knock the pipe out of the mouth of the
man smoking it or brush the ashes of
a cigar with his trusty revolver. The
weapon was loaded With blank cartridges
and the moment he fired the other man
wodid bite the pipestem in two or bite the
cigar so suddenly that the ashes would
tumble of. One night when Tiger Bill
had inspired the audience more than
usual with a sense of his ferocity be
essayed to shoot the ash on a cigar Ia
the mouth of one Of our boys. who for
the fun OF the thing wouldn't disturb
the ash, but kept smoking the cigar as
cool as before. Tiger Bill fred four or
five unsuccessful shots, and then the
audience began to laugh and hiss, and
he ran of IN a rage.
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BIeGE., THAN BARIHOLDrs.

a Couple OF Colossal Idols in Afghanistan
Brought to Public Notice.
London Daily News.
The statue of Liberty, Just inaugu-
rated at New York, is described as tow
ering ''tO the skies above all known
statues of the present and the past, Z"
and as 'the Great Eastern OF statues"
A much higher statue exists, and has
long existed, in Afghanistan. The little
knowledge which had been obtained of
this statue, or statues-or there are
more than One-has been hitherto con-
fined generally to a few Indian arch
biologists; but we are now indebted to
the Afghan boundary commission-and
more particularly to the Hon.
M. G.. Talbot, r. E., Of the survey de-
partment, and Captain Maitland, of the
political department much more
complete Information than We have yet
received. These statues are on the
principal road between Kabul and Balk,
at q locality known as Bamian. At that
place the road passes through valleys,
with high scalped cliffs of conglomerate.
Probably about the early centuries of
the Christian are the BuddhIsts ex-
cavated numerous caves as monasteries
for themselves in the rock of these val
leys. These ancient excavations still
exist and can be counted by thousands.
In addition to these, a number of
statues Of Buddha weIe cut out of the
rock. Two, at least, are still standing,
and the largest was measured By Cap
tain Talbot with the theodolite, so that
we now know the height to at least q
few inches. The measurement gave it
as 173 feet high that is more by a
few inches than the Nelson Column in
Trafalgar square, and nearly seventy
feet higher than the New York figure.
'Chis figure Of Buddha the real "Great
Eastern Of statues. The celebrated
MemOn statues of Egypt would only
come up to the knee of this mighty lkon.
At BaHian there is another figure of
Buddha 100 feet high. These are erect
standing figures; there Is also a sitting
figure thirty feet high
There are the remains Of two other
figures, but they are IN a ruinous con-
ditOn; one of them is estimated to have
been about fifty or sixty feet. These
statues we're originally, we know, either
gilt or covered with metal. The Chinese
Pilgrim, Hiouen Tnsang, passed the
spot in the first of the seventh century,
A. D, and from him we have g descrip-
ton OF at least the two largest figures
as they existed at that date. The stat
ues have, Of course, suffered from time
Armies have often passed by the read
Genghiz Khan and Timur-lung's hosts
did so, but they had only bows and ar
rows to throw at the idols. In late,
times Mohammedan soldiers have
passed with artillery, and In their hatred
OF '.Bhuts'' or idols they fred solid shot.
The idols have, thanks to their great size
stood this treatment very fairly, and in
spite OF It the true character Of the fig
ures, as well as the art style to which
they belong, is still faithfully preserved.
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sOLDIERs. HOnE

Report Of the Board Of z1anagerl 81 shs
National Home for Disabled Volunteers.
WAsHmoroE, .. O., Deoember 22.-Tas
report Of the board Of manaaer8 Of the Ma
tioEal home for disabled volunteers soldiers
which Has laid before the house today
-tetes that the inmates Of the home hsV5
and housed, and tlat there have besl no
complaints on these aubjscta from the Ia
mates. The board saYs thore ah6utd BE-
more accommodations 4uEniehed, bEl ere
not prepared to recommend tn enlarge
meat of any OF u seListEuq / rancho. zf1lels
Il be the western one, which WIS built with g
view os q very large expansion. The aver
age number Of inmates during tie rscaL
year was 1885, against 500 -1E the
preceding year, an increase Of Ills p1r
cent. This rate Of increase u said 81 b
likely to 6ontjlue FOR q decade - cor1e-
The survivors OF the war are FfqEluE old.
thsir disabilities are seVerer als laa u1ll-
Der who are unable to supppEt thensas-7ss g
rapidly increasing. EotHlt-sstalillnL lle
completion Of the home at IsIs Lse14sl=
worth, Kansas, there ere yet many -eI- -
and destitute soldiers cared Tor lu zIs1
houses. IL congress aheltd provide Tor
assisting ia maintaining the s1fdierl T.
-tets homes By autE0riziue tie pa7IaHt cs
ous-kaie Of the cost Of 51slE auE5sEt tda
necessity for bulldog hl1lltenat al1zel
might Be aqoiGed, exespt ia tias-ls 81 las
recommended Tor she Pacific d-cre A49
report ssPs tils home ia zr4dlIlass b1ceul--s-
q great hospital. and the n-r iQ- 4zsdl
tionai hospital aocQuElo lz-te1e meg
urgent every Tear- Lh- e1TsLs-l1z mss
Ter lhe aeLt Fear H1s 5sis5sl-
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According 70 FrauIein Louisa Leuw,
Nine Patti deliberately proposed to
the Marquis de Csuz, and not he to her.
One evening while they were sitting
chatting alone he innocently mentioned
that Paris reported them TO be engaged
and he laughed 'IYery well-why
nOtf I should be very happy, I am
sure returned Adeliaa; and, with some
pleased confusion the marquis accepted
her hand then Gnd there
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-01-01

Many thousands Of BrookIgnites who are
accustomed 20 use the horse cars Of the
Brooklyn City RGilrGad company ara com
PEELED to walk. The company controls
eleven lines Of street cars, ali Of Which axe
tied I'D BY tbs strike. Ihs men claim thst
ths company failed 20 carry out their agrss-
msut made With the men last March. n re-
gard to h0uEa Of Eefk. One o. the Causas
OF trouble Wsz the fact that the company
would mt Ese1Eui1s the Hairhts OF Il4b1r
nor the Empire Protective zssgcllii u IA its'
neEotEzticEs viii it. maH-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-01-01

air Arthur ShurtleT, Parker, Dakots.
writes that he suffered for two years with
i.lame knee. which vas entirely eured
by the ase Of St. Jaeobs Oh. He coz
elders Il a most wonderful remedy. Il
eouuuers pain
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-01-01

Henry Ward Bescher delivered hIa clos
I & lScture in London 70 an audiencO 0i
yer 2, 900 persons.
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$3.50 IN ADVANCE.

Papsr, it would be a valuable asquiaition
to the archives Of New hEszieo's Histori-
cal society.
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Nlr. l.. d. Vinson, Cashier d. q /. X
4. has tried and endorses Red Stai
Cough Cure.
, 1887-12-15

THE esteemed Sun devoted about one
third of its space yesterday to a considera-
ton of the grand jury. As usual it can
only see the thing from one standpoint
and is apparently unable to realize that a
reputable body of citizens, acting in the
capacity of a grand jury, may be governed
by honest motives in the discharge of
what they consider to be their duty.
There were some features of
the report with which the
public by no means unanimously
agreed, but hat the grand jury should be
indiscriminately abused for all its public
acts by any newspaper, until at least that
newspaper has investigated the subjects
commented upon as thoroughly as the
grand Jury has done, is neither fair nor
Just. Even n newspaper editor is liable
to fall into an error of judgment, and for
this reason he should not arropate omnis-
cience TO himself while denying common
sense to the rest of the community. THE
LEADER has not agreed with every con-
ciusion reached by the grand jury, but
even this would not Justify it in ill-consid-
cred abuse of every act performed by that
body.
Until the Sun is more fruitful in infor-
nation on this subject it should be less
has;y in sweeping condcmnations.
, 1887-12-15

The biblical truth Out OF thy own
mouth shalt thou be condemned was
strikingly verified in the case Of n con-
ductor on n prominent line running out
of st. Louis. He had been systematically
defrnuding his company, and his pecula-
tons were discovered in rather n peculiar
way. His train passed the division head
quarters at night. and rs he stepped into
the train dispatchcr's Office to register his
train, he turned into the division superin-
tendents room, and was seen to have q
memorandum book in his hand. After
exchanging a few words with the super
intcndeut on business matters he turned
and left the office, but before doing so in
advertently dropped his memorandum
and left without noticing his loss. Before
pulling out he discovered that his memo
randum book was missing, and he hur-
riedly entered the telegraph and supcrin-
tcndent's office in search of the little
book, but without success, and was com
PEELED to board his train and leave with
out it.
He had evinced so much anxiety in
searching for his book that after his de-
parturc the superintendent made n search
for it himself, and finally found it under
some papers on the floor. Upon opening
it, he found where this conductor had
been keeping a ledger account with the
company, showing the amounts COLI
lcctCd, tho mounts turned in and tho
amounts Appropriated by himself, which
were much larger than the portion given
the company. This proved very interest
ing reading to the superintendent, who
promptly wired the conductor down the
line that he had found his book. The
conductor never answered, and when the
time came for him TO take out his train
again he did not appear, although no no
tice Of discharge had been sent him.
Globe Democrat.